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also added that there are just only two researchers that research about this topic in finely
detailed. They are Culpeper (1996) and also Lachenicht (1980).
2.2
The Meaning of Politeness
To make it easier, the writer
will explain about the meaning of the word
politeness first. Politeness word is derived from the word polite
which is an adjective.
According to
Brasdefer (2007), the etymology of word ‘polite’ is derived
from the
Latinate past-participle of the verb ‘polire’ which is ‘politus’ that has a meaning as
polished or smoothed (as stated from Discourse Pragmatics, 2007). Brasdefer (2007)
also asserted that, “… all refer back to its original root, alluding to polite or planned
behavior in the court”. Based on this explanation, we can relate ‘polite’ to how we show
our good behavior to others. It is related to something which is nice and positive.
Moreover, it is about the meaning of politeness itself. According to Brainyquote
(2013), politeness is defined as two kinds of meaning. First, it is defined as, “high finish;
smoothness; burnished elegance”. Second, it is defined as, “the quality or state of being
polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging
attentions”. After that, it is about the meaning of politeness itself. From those
definitions, it can be said that politeness is related to the attitude or manner that we need
to show to others and it is more about being polite to the society.
In brief, in this
definition, politeness is about etiquette.
Actually, what we call as politeness here is not something that is related to a set
of regulation of behavior in
a
social life. Meanwhile, it is about what we use in our
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